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Offline Lemontree

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Who do you look like?
« on: Wednesday 25 October 06 20:57 BST (UK) »
Hi

it always amazes me how we look in families, some families have striking similarities - whereas others look nothing alike.

I look very much like a mixture of my parents, whereas my eldest daughter looks like me and my youngest daughter looks like her maternal grandmother. neither of my girls seem to have the look of the paternal side of the family.

I look at one cousin and think how much like our great grandmother she looks.

Who do you look like in different generations of your family?

Lemon

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Re: Who do you look like?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 25 October 06 21:33 BST (UK) »
I llok a bit like both my parents and as a child like my mother grandfather. My sister looks like my mums mum and my nephew looks strikingly like my father as a boy

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Re: Who do you look like?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 25 October 06 22:08 BST (UK) »
My parents say I look like my paternal grandmother, although I can't see it somehow.

I was recently sent a photo of my great great grandparents and what amazed me was the fact that one strand of the family were all identical to this man.

If I see someone now who looks like that I ask if they are a 'Bloggs' and invariably they are!

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Re: Who do you look like?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 25 October 06 23:05 BST (UK) »
As a child I went with my dad to collect his wages.  One of his workmates called out, "She's definitely yours, there's no denying that one!".

So, I look like my dad, apparently.... ;D

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Re: Who do you look like?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 25 October 06 23:10 BST (UK) »
I don't look like anyone! In fact so much so that when I was a teenager I convinced myself I was adopted! My sister and I look nothing like each other and she's a veggie non drinker while I.......... am not!  ;) So we don't even have that in common. Totally different personalities as well as looks, she takes after my mum. Me - who knows?!!
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 25 October 06 23:53 BST (UK) »
I don't look like anyone either!!! As you can see had blonde hair til i was about 10 and then it went brown, nothing like my parents or brother or grandparents from the photos i have!!

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Re: Who do you look like?
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 26 October 06 00:16 BST (UK) »
Remind you of anyone?  This is my maternal grandfather!
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Re: Who do you look like?
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 26 October 06 04:37 BST (UK) »
I look like 'Quasimodo' ........ nah not really ... more like Errol Flynn !!
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Re: Who do you look like?
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 26 October 06 04:41 BST (UK) »
Well, if I looked like my Grandma Emma Louisa I would be very pleased - but I don't though one of my 3 daughters does  ::) ::)
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